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The obesity epidemic continues to plague America with 37.5% of adults in the United States as obese. Unfortunately this can also cause problems with workers’ compensation. Doctors connect obesity to a variety of health problems, including diabetes, heart attacks, and high blood pressure. It also exacerbates the effects of injuries such as back and neck…

Article 16-31 ¡No Se Deje! If you borrow money to buy a vehicle, the bank or finance company requires you to sign a loan agreement. These agreements are long intimidating documents that contain many terms and conditions that are designed to protect the lender.  One of the most important protections that the law and the…

California’s workers’ compensation remedy rule has both simplified the system by which an injured worker can receive compensation while also trapping certain injured employees and limiting their options for relief. The state’s exclusive remedy rule means that workers’ remedies for work-related injuries can be limited solely to a workers’ compensation claim against the employer. In other…

Article 16-30 ¡No Se Deje! Elpidia Braza trusted her husband, Emiliano Braza, completely.  When he drove her to the bank and asked her to sign a form in front of a Notary Public, she quickly and gladly complied.  Elpidia Braza DID NOT READ THE FORM BEFORE SIGNING IT.  Neither Mr. Braza nor the Notary Public…

Article 16-29 ¡No Se Deje! In 1996 the Federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created INDIVIDUAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (ITIN) so that people that do not qualify for a Social Security number can file their tax returns.  The IRS is required by federal law to collect income taxes from everyone that receives income regardless of their…

Article 16-28 ¡No Se Deje! Ernestina Valdez Mondragon was driving her daughter to school when she was stopped by a Dallas, Texas policeman.  He cited her for making an illegal U-Turn, not having her drivers’ license and NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH.  Mrs. Mondragon was so upset that she was taken to a hospital…